China and Costa Rica announced on Thursday that diplomatic ties between the nations at ambassadorial level would proceed from June 1, and that a joint communiqué had been signed to this effect. 

The joint communiqué was signed by Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and his Costa Rican counterpart Bruno Stagno in Beijing on June 1.

The communiqué pays testament to the spirit of cooperation between the governments of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Costa Rica, in accordance with the interests and aspiration of the peoples of the two countries.

"The Costa Rican government recognizes that there is only one China in the world and the government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing the whole China. Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory," it adds.

(Xinhua News Agency June 7, 2007)